Abstract: Footwear that includes a base and an attachable high top. The base forms low-top footwear that includes an ankle opening to receive the ankle of the wearer, and laces or straps to secure the base to the wearer's foot. The base also includes one or more strap openings. The footwear also includes a high-top that is attachable to the base to form a high-top to better support the wearer's ankle. The high-top includes one or more connectors that include an enclosed channel with an inlet and an outlet. An attachment strap is inserted through the one or more openings in the base and one or more connectors in the high-top to secure the sections together. The strap is constructed of a semi-rigid material that is longitudinally supportive to be pushed through the openings and connectors. The longitudinally-supportive strap and the one or more connectors provides for a straightforward and quick manner of attaching and detaching the high-top from the base.

Abstract: An athletic shoe with anti-inversion protection includes an upper attached along its lower extent to a sole portion. The sole portion includes an integrally formed wing member projecting outwardly from the lateral side of the sole portion. The wing member is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the sole portion and is located between the ankle and the ball of the user's foot. When the ankle begins to overturn, the tip of the wing member engages the ground to resist overturning.

Abstract: An athletic shoe is convertible from a low-top shoe to a high-top shoe. The convertible shoe includes a sole portion, an upper attached to the sole portion, and a detachable high-top. A securing strap secures the high-top to the upper. Both the upper and the detachable high-top include a series of slots through which the securing strap extends. To secure the high-top to the shoe, the securing strap is fed through each of the slots in the high-top and the upper respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is an athletic shoe with a break-way high top. The shoe comprises an upper which is secured along its lower extent to a sole portion. The upper includes a main body section extending about the heel and sides of the foot and a toe section extending around and over the toe area of the foot. The main body section of the upper defines an ankle opening, the margins of which extend below the ankle bone on the lateral and medial side of the wearer's foot. A break-away high top including an ankle cuff is removably secured to the main body section of the upper and is adapted to wrap around the wearers ankle. Attaching the high top to the upper converts the athletic shoe from a low top athletic shoe to a high top athletic shoe.